E•vent Library

HSLDA's @home e•vent archives are recordings of all past live e•vents. We post archives online a few business days after an e-vent goes live to allow you to listen to any previous e•vent at your convenience. To purchase an archive, simply click "Add To Cart" and proceed to the "Shopping Cart." Access your archive under the "Purchase History" tab and watch as many times as you like for a period of 30 days! You will be able to pause, rewind, and fast-forward at your convenience.

Family: Activities

4/22/2010 (10:15 PM EST)Takin’ Care of Business at Work and Home: Involving your children in the family businessJon Tigges

Ever think about starting your own business? But how can parents run a successful business and still homeschool their children? In this session, entrepreneur and retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Jon Tigges will share with you how starting your own business can bless your family in multiple ways. Based on his experience of launching four family ventures, Jon will give you an insider’s view of the process—the good, the bad, and ugly—along with insights as to how he and his wife, Chris, have been successful, as entrepreneurs and homeschooling parents, for years.

6/4/2009 (10:30 PM EST)Hollywood, Meet the New Christian Film Movement—Part 2: Knowing What to DoGeorge Escobar

For Christians to be engaged in cinema means working on very dangerous grounds theologically, morally, ethically, and vocationally. This workshop will present the vocational realities for homeschooling students and parents, specifically: 1. How to navigate through these grounds effectively without sacrificing your own walk in Christ; 2. Powerful new ways of making feature-length films using homeschooled talent, digital film technologies, grassroots marketing and distribution, and new business models; and 3. How to discover film resources in God’s economy, including raising funds, rallying cast, crew, and community.

5/27/2009 (10:30 PM EST)Hollywood, Meet the New Christian Film Movement—Part 1: Knowing What to SayGeorge Escobar

Culture is religion externalized. When Christians fail to be engaged in cinema, we cede ground to the enemy. The result? Serial killers and madmen are lauded as role-models by Hollywood. Christians must create movies that are told from a biblical worldview and not a secular one. Learn how God is using pastors and homeschoolers to confound the “wise” and the world, as they lead this charge with movies like Fireproof, Facing the Giants, Come What May, and The Widow’s Might.

Are you concerned with the future of your country? Do you want to instill a love of country and a passion for involvement in your children? Join Joel Grewe, Deputy Director of Generation Joshua, for this special @home e-vent on how young people can change the future of America. Joel will share details on the impact youth can have this year in crucial races around the country. Through the Generation Joshua Student Action Teams, you and your students can be personally involved in the exciting campaign process. If you have or know teenagers who want a role now in our country’s future, you won’t want to miss this!

Reaching out to the lonely. To the needy. To the broken. Scripture tells us that whatever we do “for the least of these” we have done for Christ. Jayme Metzgar has a heart for “the least of these” around the world, and she also has ideas for how to help your kids begin to have a heart for missions. She will present creative ways to raise awareness among the young people in your family and community. She’ll also provide practical tips on how to help your kids put their heart for missions into action. Even more importantly, you’ll gain a new perspective as Jayme shares her heart. A homeschooling mom of four, Jayme spent time serving in Romania as a young woman and has started a non-profit called Romania Reborn to reach out to the children of that country. Prepare to be touched and inspired by this @home e-vent!

You may live 5,000 miles from Washington, D.C., but you can still make a difference! Find out how with HSLDA Federal Relations Director Will Estrada, as he presents tips on how to be your very own lobbyist on the issues that are important to you! Drawing on Will’s own experience as a lobbyist, this e-vent will offer informative, practical advice for effective lobbying and will answer your specific questions. Discover how to make a difference in the political world—whether you are an experienced political junkie or a busy homeschool mom who’s never tackled politics before!

The snow has melted, the trees are blooming, the grass is green--turn the TV off and take your family outside! HSLDA Senior Counsel Scott Woodruff, a self-proclaimed "moderate" expert on outdoor outings, has a bagful of ideas for your family. Rafting through the throbbing waves of class IV whitewater rapids? Canoeing across a mirror-smooth lake while loons call overhead? Scrambling on hands and knees through narrow passages in deep caverns? Setting up tents under the Ponderosa pines and mile-high views of the majestic Rocky Mountains? Learn to love your family in an entirely different world. See more things that make you stand in awe of God.

Scott will share about his disasters and conquests, duds and moonshots. His tips will cover safety, equipment, locations, food, and encounters with God.

This e-vent is for families who have seldom or never tried outdoor adventures, or those who have gone out a few times and want some more ideas or advice. Listen to this e-vent and get inspired to make your own lifetime memories!

How can your family implement or renew reading time in your home? Join HSLDA Staff Attorney Thomas J. (Tj) Schmidt for his personal look at the blessings and benefits of reading to your children. Tj will share several books that he and his wife read to his children, as well as some of the opportunities that reading together has provided for his family to learn and grow. Join the conversation as Tj opens up for feedback and questions at the end of this e-vent.